Property Record
303 S CHURCH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Sherry-Smith House |
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| Reference Number: | 66819 |
| Location (Address): | 303 S CHURCH ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1864 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Large stuccoed brick Greek Revival house with Colonial Revival Veranda. A kitchen wing was removed ca. 1915 to accommodate the house built next door. The only brick Greek Revival in the city. Built by pioneer flour miller and Sherrytown developer Hugh Sherry, the house was long occupied by Edward Smith. Smith was also a pioneer flour miller, a founder of the Neenah Paper Mill, organizer of the Wisconsin Central Railroad and the City's first Mayor. He was also Hiram Smith's brother, their houses being connected by Smith Street. Sources A/B. The house was previously surveyed in 1996(SHSW-95-1673)with a map code of 120/8 on a City Base map. The 2004 map code is 155/36a. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Memoirs of Edward Sherry, p. 8. Factories in the Valley, p. 90, 136, 262. Neenah Times; 5-6-1890; p. 1, col. 6. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |